It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #2

 

    Hi! Welcome to my second It's Monday! What Are You Reading? blog post, part of my monthly Week of Book Memes event. (To see what I posted during my last Week of Book Memes, click HERE.) I really enjoyed getting to do this last month, and am excited to blog about it again.

 

    This has been a bit of a slow week for me in books, partly due to my ongoing fanfiction obsession and the fact that I haven't been to the library in a couple of weeks. Hopefully during the week I'll get back into the mood and habit of finishing the books I start.

  

    Last week, I finished reading The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Interrupted Tale.

The fourth book in this series was very mysterious and interesting, definitely fitting the spooky book vibe that seems to be going around in October. The narration and characters were enjoyable to read about, though when it comes to the actual mystery I think the author is dragging it out a little. Nevertheless, I have a few hunches on where the last book is going to end, and as always the whole book is definitely worth a read. I guess I'll have to see!

    On the blog I reviewed a wonderful book that is both heartwarming and captivating. Like Karina Yan Glaser's latest Vanderbeekers book, there's a ton of emphasis on family, which I loved, and all of the cousins were a joy to read about. I was also able to interview the author via the web. You can check out my review and the interview HERE.

    Right now I've been reading more fanfiction (I jumped on the How to Train Your Dragon fan train five years late after watching all three movies, so lots of emphasis on that) and have started To Darkness Fled, Michael Vey: Storm of Lightning, and Leepike Ridge.

Synopsis: They have no choice. Chased by an evil prince, Achan, Vrell, and the Kingsguard knights flee into Darkness. They head north, for Tsaftown and Ice Island, where they must free an army that can help them fight for Er’Rets.

 
Darkness sickens Vrell. How long can she keep her secret without being caught? Achan already suspects her of lying. If she is not careful, he will suspect her of treason as well. She hopes he will let his suspicions go until they reach her home. 
 
Achan wanted freedom, but this new journey has bound him more than ever. Sir Gavin’s claims are so far fetched. First, that there might only be one God, and second, that this God chose Achan to push back Darkness, the magnificent curse of Er’Rets. Him. Achan. Barely a man himself.
 
Each setback Darkness brings seems minor compared to the one choice only Achan can make. What will he choose?

Synopsis: The Electroclan is on the run. The resistance movement has been compromised. The safe house has been destroyed. The voice is in hiding, and they have no idea if their families are alive…or dead.

Meanwhile, the Elgen are on the move. They’ve launched a new assault on the small island nation of Tuvalu. If they are successful, it will be the first domino to fall as part of Hatch’s master plan to take over the rest of the world. But cracks are beginning to appear in the ranks of the Elgen elite, and while Hatch still rules with an iron fist, there are signs of dissent. If the Elgen are beginning to turn against each other, can the Electroclan find an opportunity to use this to their advantage? Or is it just a trap to destroy them once and for all?

The stakes have never been higher, and Michael and his friends are about to be tested in ways they never imagined.

Synopsis: Thomas Hammond has always lived next to Leepike Ridge, but he never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! The night Tom’s schoolteacher comes to dinner and asks Tom’s mother to marry him, Tom slips out of the house and escapes down a nearby stream on a floating slab of packing foam. The night and stars lull Tom to sleep, and when he wakes, he has ridden his foam raft all the way to the ridge, where the stream dives underground. Flung over rapids and tossed through chasms, Tom finally hits shore, sore but alive. What Tom finds under Leepike Ridge—a dog, a flashlight, a castaway, a tomb, and buried treasure—will answer questions he hadn’t known to ask, and change his life forever. Now, if only he can find his way home again. . . .

    Next week, I'm looking forward to finishing all the books listed above, reading The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unmapped Sea, and rereading an old favorite: Warriors: Into the Wild. I may also start to check out and read through the How to Train Your Dragon book series and Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Not sure yet, though.

Synopsis: Lord Fredrick Ashton may not feel ready to be a father, but with a little Ashton on the way, he's sure about one thing: The wolfish curse on his family must end soon, before the child is born. Penelope willingly takes on the challenge; when Lady Constance's doctor prescribes a seaside holiday, Penelope jumps at the chance to take the three Incorrigible children to Brighton, where she hopes to persuade the old sailor Pudge to reveal what he knows about the Ashton curse.

But the Ashtons are not the only ones at the beach in January. The passionately temperamental Babushkinov family is also taking the winter waters. The Incorrigible children may have been raised by wolves, but the Babushkinov children are the wildest creatures they've ever seen. Is it more than mere coincidence that these untamed children have turned up in Brighton just as Penelope and the Incorrigibles arrive?

Synopsis: Fire alone can save our Clan...

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by the powerful ancestors. But the warrior code is threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying -- and some deaths are more mysterious than others.
In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary housecat named Rusty... Who may yet turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.

    Thanks for taking time to look at my bookshelf! It's always fun for me to go over last week's reads.

    What about you? Have you finished any books last week? What are you reading and planning to read now? If you also put a It's Monday! What Are You Reading? post on your blog, link to it in the comments so I can read it.

    Join me tomorrow for another great Top Ten Tuesday list...